Crosby donates $50,000 to Nova Scotia Special Olympics

The Casket

Published: Aug 01 at 1:08 p.m.

Updated: Aug 03 at 11:12 a.m.

Sidney Crosby presents the cheque from the Sidney Crosby Foundation to Ryan Kearney, a Special Olympics golfer from Antigonish, and Michael Greek, president and CEO of the Nova Scotia Special Olympics. - NHLPA

Sidney Crosby helped kick off a big week for Nova Scotia’s Special Olympics athletes by donating $50,000 to the provincial organization.

Many of the province’s top athletes are in Antigonish for the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games that begin Aug.1.